In this month’s issue of The Rotarian, “The Vindication of Vaccination” takes a step in that direction. I invite everyone to read it, absorb it, and retain it, and share it with your family members. The opposition to vaccination is based on fear of the unknown. So let’s be knowledgeable.

I was very proud to present ADG Dr. Raffy Chouljian a special recognition: The RI Vocational Service Leadership Award, for starting and developing Brush-a-Mania into a program that provides 30,000 school children with education, encouragement, and supplies for basic oral hygiene. It’s a Rotary program, and it makes a difference. http://brushamania.ca/

Thank you for the opportunity to be there last evening. Santha was, and is Fabulous. Great performance from Ivan. Again you and the team did a great job

District Governor 97/87 Gary Ing

Thank you very much for the invitation to the Rotary Club of Agincourt concert. It was a complete success in my mind. Not only the entertainment and the program were spectacular you managed to bring Rotary to the forefront. And you really surprised me with your talent! Wow! My hats off to everyone involved with this project. A job well done.

District Governor Elect Michael Bell

Just a quick note to thank you again for a lovely evening last night. Jo-Ann and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the music selection and performances were outstanding. Santha has a fabulous voice and is such an accomplished, trained professional.

Congratulations again for organizing and hosting this successful fundraising event.

Marta Shing

Congrats on a fantastic evening!!! Great reviews for the entertainment! Santha – your voice is beautiful and you are a great entertainer. Ivan – you are a great entertainer too and we all enjoyed your fun stuff!! All the other singers were really good too, so the evening was very easy to enjoy. I heard nothing but good comments from everyone around us. Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the evening!!!

Wen and William Wang

We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to attend last night’s charity concert you and your team put together for Agincourt Rotary Club. It requires a lot of planning, work, time/effort for this full 2-hour entertainment.

What a great concert that me and William thoroughly enjoyed. I specially enjoyed Santha’s excellent performance. She has got a voice without border. She can sing practically any music with such a natural passion and put the listeners into the right mood whether it is theater music or blues. What surprises us the most is that she is a professional accountant, lecturer, MC…..How can one person have so many talents and raising two children at the same time. One of the highlights of last night of course is the piece you sang – “What a Wonderful World” originally sang by Louis Armstrong and Country Road by John Denver. What a great job you did. I clapped my hands so hard until they hurt. Thank you again. You should be proud of what you have achieved for the Rotary and Lighting up the world

DB Brian informed us that joining Rotary in 1980 was one of the best things that ever happened to him – he recounted his first Rotary moment when in 1983 he attended a conference where he and his wife Karen spoke with an inspirational couple, Clem and June – he later learned that Clem was a past RI President. DG Brian was impressed with the quality of people in Rotary and became President of this club a few years later.

DG Brian discussed the results from a consulting firm that was hired to determine why Rotary is not attracting new members. The firm interviewed > 20,000 people and attended a number of Rotary events. The main outcome was that we are not getting the message out. Rotary is in a class of 1 – we are different from other organizations as our leaders come from all walks of life, clubs are well-connected and are eager to help each other, our leadership is unique, we have passion and perseverance (example – our unwavering commitment to end polio since 1985)

DG Brian informed us that the word Rotary has been added to the Rotary logo – we should include the new logo when we generate new material

DG Brain provided updated information by discussion the answers to a series of multiple choice questions

There are currently 54 clubs in District 7070 with approximately 2000 members

There are 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide – it was noted that membership is on the rise in Germany and China however there is a decline in other areas – while 1.2 million members were added over the years there is still 1.2 M members – there has been a 50 % lose in members – it is important to figure out why members leave

Rotary Foundation started with only $26.50

RI President XX 2014-2015 theme is Light Up Rotary – it is better to light a single candle then to curse the darkness – together we can Light Up Rotary. DG Brian emphasized that it is up to each club to determine how we will light up Rotary – it is up to us – we know what our community needs and what we need to do to “Light up Rotary”. DG Brian encouraged us to hold a Rotary Day to show the community who we are and what we do – we should also involve Rotaract and Interact clubs

The District 7070 conference will take place Oct. 24-26 – the conference will be held at the Westin Prince hotel in Toronto. There will be a James Bond theme – Agents of Change Shaken and Stirred. There will be a number of breakout sessions – examples include a hands- on session to pack dry goods, another session that will honour indigenous people. Keynote speakers include past RI assistance Brad Howard to will speak on polio immunization and Paul Henderson former hockey player and corporate speaker. There are a group of Rotarians who will come out to our club to provide further details on the conference

DG Brian updated us on a novel week that was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay – they hosted a week of activities for 16-20 incoming governor’s – it was a great week of fellowship not only with the Sarasota club but with other clubs in the area

The eradication of polio remains our #1 priority. India is now polio-free – this was a major accomplishment since in 2009 experts said that it would be impossible to eradicate polio in India due to the sanitary conditions in many of the small villages but they did not count on the support and commitment from Rotary as well as the WHO, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as other supporters

DG Brian reminded us that the first water and sanitation project was the installation of public washrooms in downtown Chicago – these washrooms were a win/win since shoppers stayed in the downtown area – the project elevated the stature of the Rotary Club of Chicago

The Rotary Foundation theme of EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) continues – Rotarians are asked to donate whatever amount they can (goal of $100) every year

DG Brian reminded us that fun is the blueprint for a successful year – we must share the joy of Rotary

DG Brian ended with a quote from Winston Churchill – “We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give

DG Brian asked us to Light our own candle and presented the club with the 2014-2015 banner Light Up Rotary.

Please find the print report and internet report dated 14th June and upon Paul Harris scholarship by The Epoch Times, it is a great chance for Chinese community to learn more about Rotary Club and Paul Harris Scholarship, Camilla became one of the heroines for teenage of Chinese Canadian to follow.